throw in the towel

英 [θrəʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]

美 [θroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl]

承认失败;认输

英英释义

verb

• give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
  1. In the second round, the challenger gave up
  Synonym:drop outgive upfall by the waysidedrop by the waysidethrow inquitchuck up the sponge

双语例句

• We're never going to persuade them so we might as well throw in the towel now.
  我们决不会说服他们，因此我们不妨现在就认输。
• Don't beat yourself up, and don't throw in the towel.
  千万别自己打击自己。也千万不要轻言放弃，承认失败。
• Isn't it too early to throw in the towel? We may still be able to finish it in time.
  现在就放弃，不是太早了么？我们或者还可以及时做完这件事的。
• I confess there was more than one moment in 1981 when I felt ready to throw in the towel.
  我坦率承认，在1981年，我不止一次感到要认输了。
• It is easy to throw in the towel when faced with a barrage of bad news.
  面对接二连三的坏消息，人们很容易举起白旗。
• It needs a little more patience. don't throw in the towel.
  别放弃，这需要多一点耐心。
• You're ready to throw in the towel and I'm telling you.
  你准备认输，我告诉你。
• Every successful person has faced many fears, made many mistakes, and wanted to throw in the towel countless times.
  每一位成功者都面临过无数的恐惧，犯过许多的错误，有过很多时候想认输。
• When they found out he was receiving bribes, the senator knew it was time to throw in the towel.
  当他们发现他收受贿赂时，那参议员明白收场的时候到了。
• "You don't throw in the towel at the first sign of trouble," he says.
  “你不要在麻烦的第一个征兆出现时扔毛巾，”他说。